palaeencephalon
         n 1: the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically;
               most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn:
               {paleencephalon}, {paleoencephalon}, {palaeencephalon}]

English Dictionary: Polymox	by the DICT Development Group
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palankeen n a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers Synonym(s): palanquin, palankeen
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palanquin n a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers Synonym(s): palanquin, palankeen
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paleencephalon n the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex Synonym(s): paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon
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paleness n unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) Synonym(s): lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia the property of having a naturally light complexion Synonym(s): paleness, blondness, fairness being deficient in color Synonym(s): paleness, pallidity
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paleoencephalon n the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex Synonym(s): paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon
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paling n a fence made of upright pickets [syn: picket fence, paling]
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palingenesis n emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species Synonym(s): palingenesis, recapitulation Antonym(s): caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis
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palingenetic adj of or relating to palingenesis Antonym(s): cenogenetic
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palm cat n spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies Synonym(s): palm cat, palm civet
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palm civet n spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies Synonym(s): palm cat, palm civet
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palm kernel n seed of any oil palm Synonym(s): palm nut, palm kernel
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Palm Sunday n Sunday before Easter
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palm-shaped adj of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point Synonym(s): palmate, palm-shaped
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palma christ n large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics Synonym(s): castor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christi, palma christ, Ricinus communis
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palma christi n large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics Synonym(s): castor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christi, palma christ, Ricinus communis
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Palmaceae n chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Synonym(s): Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family
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palmist n fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms Synonym(s): palmist, palmister, chiromancer
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palmister n fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms Synonym(s): palmist, palmister, chiromancer
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palmistry n telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology]
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Paul McCartney n English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) Synonym(s): McCartney, Paul McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney
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Pauling n United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994) Synonym(s): Pauling, Linus Pauling, Linus Carl Pauling
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pealing n a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: peal, pealing, roll, rolling]
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peeling n loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales Synonym(s): desquamation, peeling, shedding
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Pelham Grenville Wodehouse n English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975) Synonym(s): Wodehouse, P. G. Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
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Pellaea mucronata n cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks Synonym(s): bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata, Pellaea ornithopus
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phalangeal adj of or relating to the bones of the fingers or toes
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phalanger n small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails Synonym(s): phalanger, opossum, possum
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Phalangeridae n phalangers; koalas [syn: Phalangeridae, {family Phalangeridae}]
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Phalangida n harvestmen [syn: Phalangida, order Phalangida, Opiliones, order Opiliones]
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Phalangiidae n a family of Phalangida [syn: Phalangiidae, {family Phalangiidae}]
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phalangist n a Spanish member of General Franco's political party [syn: falangist, phalangist]
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phalangitis n inflammation of a finger or toe
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Phalangium n type genus of the family Phalangiidae [syn: Phalangium, genus Phalangium]
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Phalangium opilio n spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs Synonym(s): harvestman, daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio
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phalanx n any of the bones of the fingers or toes any closely ranked crowd of people a body of troops in close array
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Philaenus n a genus of Cercopidae Synonym(s): Philaenus, genus Philaenus
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Philaenus spumarius n North American insect that severely damages grasses [syn: meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius]
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Philomachus n ruffs Synonym(s): Philomachus, genus Philomachus
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Philomachus pugnax n common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season Synonym(s): ruff, Philomachus pugnax
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phlomis n any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage
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Phlomis fruticosa n a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers Synonym(s): Jerusalem sage, Phlomis fruticosa
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phylum Acanthocephala n phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms Synonym(s): Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala
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phylum Aschelminthes n unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms [syn: Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthes]
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phylum Chaetognatha n arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms Synonym(s): Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha
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phylum Chordata n comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord Synonym(s): Chordata, phylum Chordata
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phylum Cnidaria n hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata]
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phylum Coelenterata n hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata]
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phylum Cryptophyta n a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: Cryptophyta, phylum Cryptophyta]
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phylum Ctenophora n comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata Synonym(s): Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora
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phylum Cycliophora n tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta Synonym(s): Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophora
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phylum Echinodermata n radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers Synonym(s): Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata
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phylum Ectoprocta n coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn: Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta]
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phylum Sipuncula n peanut worms Synonym(s): Sipuncula, phylum Sipuncula
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Pilea microphylla n tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively Synonym(s): artillery plant, Pilea microphylla
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piling n a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure Synonym(s): pile, spile, piling, stilt
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plain clothes n ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. Synonym(s): civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes
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plain sailing n easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" Synonym(s): plain sailing, clear sailing, easy going
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plain stitch n a basic knitting stitch [syn: knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch]
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plainchant n a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: plainsong, plainchant, Gregorian chant]
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plainclothesman n a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
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plainness n the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream" clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous Synonym(s): perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness the appearance of being plain and unpretentious an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" Synonym(s): homeliness, plainness
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Plains Indian n a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America Synonym(s): Plains Indian, Buffalo Indian
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plains lemon monarda n annual of southern United States [syn: {plains lemon monarda}, Monarda pectinata]
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plains pocket gopher n gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America [syn: plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius]
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plains pocket mouse n small rodent of open areas of United States plains states Synonym(s): plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
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plains spadefoot n this spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains Synonym(s): plains spadefoot, Scaphiopus bombifrons
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plainsman n an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
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plainsong n a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: plainsong, plainchant, Gregorian chant]
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plainspoken adj using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country doctor" characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" Synonym(s): blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
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planchet n a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin [syn: planchet, coin blank]
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planchette n a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages
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Planck n German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947) Synonym(s): Planck, Max Planck, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
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Planck's constant n the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second Synonym(s): Planck's constant, h
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Planck's law n (physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta that have to be radiated or absorbed as a whole; the magnitude is proportional to frequency where the constant of proportionality is given by Planck's constant
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Planck's radiation law n (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body
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plane geometry n the geometry of 2-dimensional figures
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plane seat n a seat on a commercial airliner
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plane section n (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid Synonym(s): section, plane section
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plangency n having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant Synonym(s): plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy
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plangent adj loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"
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plank n a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes Synonym(s): board, plank an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party v cover with planks; "The streets were planked" [syn: plank, plank over] set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Synonym(s): plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
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plank down v drop heavily [syn: plonk down, plump down, {plank down}]
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plank over v cover with planks; "The streets were planked" [syn: plank, plank over]
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plank-bed n a bed of boards (without a mattress)
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planking n planks collectively; a quantity of planks (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) the work of covering an area with planks
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plankton n the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
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planktonic adj of or relating to plankton
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planktonic algae n unicellular algae
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Planococcus n a genus of Pseudococcidae [syn: Planococcus, {genus Planococcus}]
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Planococcus citri n feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus Synonym(s): citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri
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planoconcave adj flat on one side and concave on the other
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planoconvex adj flat on one side and convex on the other
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planographic adj of or relating to or involving planography
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planographic printing n the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) Synonym(s): planographic printing, planography
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planography n the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) Synonym(s): planographic printing, planography
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playing n the act of playing a musical instrument the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation the performance of a part or role in a drama Synonym(s): acting, playing, playacting, performing
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playing area n a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" Synonym(s): playing field, athletic field, playing area, field
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playing card n one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
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playing field n the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe" a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" Synonym(s): playing field, athletic field, playing area, field
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playing period n (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" Synonym(s): playing period, period of play, play
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playmaker n a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score
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pleonasm n using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"
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pleonaste n a dark-colored spinel containing iron [syn: Ceylonite, pleonaste]
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pleonastic adj repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant Synonym(s): pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological
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pliancy n the property of being pliant and flexible [syn: pliancy, pliantness, suppleness] adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization" Synonym(s): pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness
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Plimsoll n waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Synonym(s): load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top
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Plimsoll line n waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Synonym(s): load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll
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Plimsoll mark n waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Synonym(s): load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll
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plonk n a cheap wine of inferior quality the noise of something dropping (as into liquid) v set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Synonym(s): plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump
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plonk down v drop heavily [syn: plonk down, plump down, {plank down}]
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plowing n tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" Synonym(s): plowing, ploughing
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plum sauce n for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney
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plumage n the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds Synonym(s): feather, plume, plumage
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plumaged adj having or covered in plumage; often used as a combining form; "fully plumaged young bird"; "brilliantly plumaged parrots"
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plumcot n hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca Synonym(s): plumcot, plumcot tree hybrid between plum and apricot
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plumcot tree n hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca Synonym(s): plumcot, plumcot tree
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plume grass n a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes
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plumose adj having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft [syn: plumate, plumed, plumose]
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plunge n a brief swim in water Synonym(s): dip, plunge a steep and rapid fall v thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn: immerse, plunge] drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" Synonym(s): dive, plunge, plunk dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" Synonym(s): plunge, launch cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" Synonym(s): plunge, immerse fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" Synonym(s): plunge, dump immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" Synonym(s): dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" Synonym(s): steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
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plunger n someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains Synonym(s): speculator, plunger someone who dives (into water) Synonym(s): diver, plunger hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains Synonym(s): plunger, plumber's helper mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion Synonym(s): piston, plunger
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plunk adv with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" Synonym(s): plop, plunk n a hollow twanging sound (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Synonym(s): plunk, plunker v make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground Synonym(s): clop, clump, clunk, plunk set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Synonym(s): plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" Synonym(s): dive, plunge, plunk pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" Synonym(s): pluck, plunk, pick
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plunk down v set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Synonym(s): plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump
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plunk for v be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" Synonym(s): back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
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plunker n (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Synonym(s): plunk, plunker
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Polanisia n widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length Synonym(s): Polanisia, genus Polanisia
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Polanisia dodecandra n strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs Synonym(s): clammyweed, Polanisia graveolens, Polanisia dodecandra
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Polanisia graveolens n strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs Synonym(s): clammyweed, Polanisia graveolens, Polanisia dodecandra
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polemic adj of or involving dispute or controversy [syn: polemic, polemical] n a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) Synonym(s): polemicist, polemist, polemic a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
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polemical adj of or involving dispute or controversy [syn: polemic, polemical]
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polemically adv involving controversy; "criticism too polemically stated" Synonym(s): controversially, polemically Antonym(s): uncontroversially
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polemicise v engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Synonym(s): polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise
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polemicist n a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) Synonym(s): polemicist, polemist, polemic
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polemicize v engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Synonym(s): polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise
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polemics n the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
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polemise v engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Synonym(s): polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise
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polemist n a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) Synonym(s): polemicist, polemist, polemic
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polemize v engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Synonym(s): polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise
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pollen count n the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place
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polling booth n a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes
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polling day n the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November Synonym(s): polling day, election day
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polling place n a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election Synonym(s): polling place, polling station
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polling station n a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election Synonym(s): polling place, polling station
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pollinosis n a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen Synonym(s): hay fever, pollinosis
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pollyannaish adj pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn: cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat]
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polo-neck n a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck]
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polo-neck collar n a high close-fitting turnover collar [syn: {turtleneck collar}, polo-neck collar]
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polonaise n a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
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Polyangiaceae n bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn: Polyangiaceae, family Polyangiaceae, Myxobacteriaceae, family Myxobacteriaceae]
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Polyangium n type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane Synonym(s): Polyangium, genus Polyangium
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Polymastigina n small usually parasitic flagellates [syn: Polymastigina, order Polymastigina]
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polymastigote n flagellates with several flagella
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Polymox n an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections Synonym(s): amoxicillin, Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin
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polymyositis n myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals
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polymyxin n any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium
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Polynesia n the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
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Polynesian adj of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture n a native or inhabitant of Polynesia the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific Synonym(s): Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian
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Polynesian tattler n tattler of Pacific coastal regions [syn: {Polynesian tattler}, Heteroscelus incanus]
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polyunsaturated adj (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds
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polyunsaturated fat n a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
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polyunsaturated fatty acid n an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil
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pooling of interest n an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free
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Poulenc n French pianist and composer (1899-1963) [syn: Poulenc, Francis Poulenc]
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pull one's weight v do one's share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness"
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pulling n the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" Synonym(s): pull, pulling
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pulling out n a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation Synonym(s): coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, withdrawal, pulling out, onanism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palanquin \Pal`an*quin"\, n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim,       Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr.       parya[?]ka, palya[?]ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E.       pref. peri-) + a[?]ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E.       angle fishing tackle. Cf. {Palkee}.]       An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet       long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the       shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in       India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person       from place to place. [Written also {palankeen}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palanquin \Pal`an*quin"\, n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim,       Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr.       parya[?]ka, palya[?]ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E.       pref. peri-) + a[?]ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E.       angle fishing tackle. Cf. {Palkee}.]       An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet       long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the       shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in       India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person       from place to place. [Written also {palankeen}.]
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Paleness \Pale"ness\, n.       The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or       ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster;       wanness.                   The blood the virgin's cheek forsook; A livid paleness                spreads o'er all her look.                     --Pope.
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Palenque \Pa*len"que\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)       A collective name for the Indians of Nicaragua and Honduras.
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Pale \Pale\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Paling}.]       To turn pale; to lose color or luster. --Whittier.                   Apt to pale at a trodden worm.               --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.
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Paling \Pal"ing\, n.       1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a             limit; an inclosure.                         They moved within the paling of order and decorum.                                                                               --De Quincey.          2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the             stripes themselves. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Paling board}, one of the slabs sawed from the sides of a             log to fit it to be sawed into boards. [Eng.]
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Paling \Pal"ing\, n.       1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a             limit; an inclosure.                         They moved within the paling of order and decorum.                                                                               --De Quincey.          2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the             stripes themselves. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Paling board}, one of the slabs sawed from the sides of a             log to fit it to be sawed into boards. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palingenesis \Pal`in*gen"e*sis\, Palingenesy \Pal`in*gen"e*sy\,       n. [Gr. [?]; [?] again + [?] birth: cf. F.       paling[82]n[82]sie. See {Genesis}.]       1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued             existence in different manner or form.          2. (Biol.) That form of evolution in which the truly             ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced             in development; original simple descent; -- distinguished             from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zo[94]logy, the abrupt             metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
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Palingenesis \Pal`in*gen"e*sis\, Palingenesy \Pal`in*gen"e*sy\,       n. [Gr. [?]; [?] again + [?] birth: cf. F.       paling[82]n[82]sie. See {Genesis}.]       1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued             existence in different manner or form.          2. (Biol.) That form of evolution in which the truly             ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced             in development; original simple descent; -- distinguished             from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zo[94]logy, the abrupt             metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
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Palingenetic \Pal`in*ge*net"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a palingenetic process.       -- {Pal`in*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Palingenetic \Pal`in*ge*net"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a palingenetic process.       -- {Pal`in*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Pall \Pall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Palling}.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F. p[83]lir       to grow pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Pale}, a.]       To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose       strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.                   Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in the                eye, and palls upon the sense.               --Addisin.
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d8Pallium \[d8]Pal"li*um\, n.; pl. L. {Pallia}([?]), E.       {Palliums}. [L. See {Pall} the garment.]       1. (Anc. Costume) A large, square, woolen cloak which             enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by             certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.          2. (R.C.Ch.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders,             with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall.          Note: The wool is obtained from two lambs brought to the                basilica of St. Agnes, Rome, and blessed. It is worn by                the pope, and sent to patriarchs, primates, and                archbishops, as a sign that they share in the plenitude                of the episcopal office. Befoer it is sent, the pallium                is laid on the tomb of St. Peter, where it remains all                night.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The mantle of a bivalve. See {Mantle}.             (b) The mantle of a bird.
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf       resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]       1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or             {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree.          Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic                size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,                and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent                bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a                terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,                often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great                size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.                There are about one thousand species known, nearly all                of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.                The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many                species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic                economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the                cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,                the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm                and palmetto.          2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a             symbol of victory or rejoicing.                         A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and                      before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme                      in their hands.                                 --Rev. vii. 9.          3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or             triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm             of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer.                         So get the start of the majestic world And bear the                      palm alone.                                       --Shak.          {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella             l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.          {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as             food.          {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure.          {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab.          {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of             several species of palms, as the African oil palm             ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of             soap and candles. See {El[91]is}.          {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus             Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut             palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf             of the palmyra palm.          {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.          {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very             large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91]             bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and             {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.          {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,             in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}),             the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it             yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.             Called also {palm toddy}.          {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of a palm weevil.             (b) A centipede.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf       resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]       1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or             {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree.          Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic                size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,                and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent                bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a                terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,                often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great                size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.                There are about one thousand species known, nearly all                of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.                The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many                species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic                economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the                cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,                the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm                and palmetto.          2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a             symbol of victory or rejoicing.                         A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and                      before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme                      in their hands.                                 --Rev. vii. 9.          3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or             triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm             of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer.                         So get the start of the majestic world And bear the                      palm alone.                                       --Shak.          {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella             l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.          {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as             food.          {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure.          {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab.          {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of             several species of palms, as the African oil palm             ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of             soap and candles. See {El[91]is}.          {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus             Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut             palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf             of the palmyra palm.          {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.          {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very             large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91]             bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and             {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.          {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,             in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}),             the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it             yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.             Called also {palm toddy}.          {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of a palm weevil.             (b) A centipede.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf       resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]       1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or             {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree.          Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic                size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,                and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent                bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a                terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,                often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great                size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.                There are about one thousand species known, nearly all                of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.                The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many                species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic                economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the                cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,                the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm                and palmetto.          2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a             symbol of victory or rejoicing.                         A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and                      before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme                      in their hands.                                 --Rev. vii. 9.          3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or             triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm             of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer.                         So get the start of the majestic world And bear the                      palm alone.                                       --Shak.          {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella             l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.          {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as             food.          {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure.          {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab.          {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of             several species of palms, as the African oil palm             ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of             soap and candles. See {El[91]is}.          {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus             Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut             palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf             of the palmyra palm.          {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.          {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very             large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91]             bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and             {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.          {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,             in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}),             the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it             yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.             Called also {palm toddy}.          {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of a palm weevil.             (b) A centipede.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purse \Purse\, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F.       bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. [?] hide, skin, leather. Cf.       {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.]       1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw             together closely, used to carry money in; by extension,             any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet;             a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer.                         Who steals my purse steals trash.      --Shak.          2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.          3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a             present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.          4. A specific sum of money; as:             (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.             (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.          {Light purse}, [or] {Empty purse}, poverty or want of             resources.          {Long purse}, [or] {Heavy purse}, wealth; riches.          {Purse crab} (Zo[94]l.), any land crab of the genus {Birgus},             allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty             pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack             cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the             tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living             in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also {palm crab}.                      {Purse net}, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed             or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer.          {Purse pride}, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the             possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall.          {Purse rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket gopher}, under {Pocket}.                      {Sword and purse}, the military power and financial resources             of a nation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf       resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]       1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or             {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree.          Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic                size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,                and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent                bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a                terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,                often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great                size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.                There are about one thousand species known, nearly all                of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.                The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many                species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic                economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the                cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,                the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm                and palmetto.          2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a             symbol of victory or rejoicing.                         A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and                      before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme                      in their hands.                                 --Rev. vii. 9.          3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or             triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm             of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer.                         So get the start of the majestic world And bear the                      palm alone.                                       --Shak.          {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella             l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.          {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as             food.          {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure.          {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab.          {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of             several species of palms, as the African oil palm             ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of             soap and candles. See {El[91]is}.          {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus             Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut             palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf             of the palmyra palm.          {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.          {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very             large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91]             bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and             {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.          {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,             in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}),             the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it             yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.             Called also {palm toddy}.          {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of a palm weevil.             (b) A centipede.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purse \Purse\, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F.       bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. [?] hide, skin, leather. Cf.       {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.]       1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw             together closely, used to carry money in; by extension,             any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet;             a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer.                         Who steals my purse steals trash.      --Shak.          2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.          3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a             present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.          4. A specific sum of money; as:             (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.             (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.          {Light purse}, [or] {Empty purse}, poverty or want of             resources.          {Long purse}, [or] {Heavy purse}, wealth; riches.          {Purse crab} (Zo[94]l.), any land crab of the genus {Birgus},             allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty             pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack             cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the             tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living             in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also {palm crab}.                      {Purse net}, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed             or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer.          {Purse pride}, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the             possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall.          {Purse rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket gopher}, under {Pocket}.                      {Sword and purse}, the military power and financial resources             of a nation.
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Palm Sunday \Palm" Sun`day\ (Eccl.)       The Sunday next before Easter; -- so called in commemoration       of our Savior's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when the       multitude strewed palm branches in the way.
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf       resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]       1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or             {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree.          Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic                size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,                and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent                bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a                terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,                often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great                size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.                There are about one thousand species known, nearly all                of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.                The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many                species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic                economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the                cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,                the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm                and palmetto.          2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a             symbol of victory or rejoicing.                         A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and                      before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme                      in their hands.                                 --Rev. vii. 9.          3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or             triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm             of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer.                         So get the start of the majestic world And bear the                      palm alone.                                       --Shak.          {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella             l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.          {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as             food.          {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure.          {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab.          {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of             several species of palms, as the African oil palm             ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of             soap and candles. See {El[91]is}.          {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus             Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut             palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf             of the palmyra palm.          {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.          {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very             large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91]             bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and             {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.          {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,             in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}),             the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it             yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.             Called also {palm toddy}.          {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of a palm weevil.             (b) A centipede.
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Palmic \Pal"mic\, a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant       ({Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}); -- formerly used to       designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid. [Obsoles.]
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Castor bean \Cas"tor bean`\ (Bot.)       The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant ({Ricinus communis},       or {Palma Christi}.)
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Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[acr]s"t[etil]r oil`).       A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds       of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the       oil is inodorous and insipid.          {Castor-oil plant}. Same as {Palma Christi}.
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Palmaceous \Pal*ma"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling,       palms.
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Palmacite \Pal"ma*cite\, n. (Paleon.)       A fossil palm.
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Palmcrist \Palm"crist\, n.       The palma Christi. (--Jonah iv. 6, margin, and Douay version,       note.)
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d8Palma Christi \[d8]Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.]       (Bot.)       A plant ({Ricinus communis}) with ornamental peltate and       palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the       tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate       regions; -- called also {castor-oil plant}. [Sometimes       corrupted into {palmcrist}.]
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Palmcrist \Palm"crist\, n.       The palma Christi. (--Jonah iv. 6, margin, and Douay version,       note.)
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d8Palma Christi \[d8]Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.]       (Bot.)       A plant ({Ricinus communis}) with ornamental peltate and       palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the       tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate       regions; -- called also {castor-oil plant}. [Sometimes       corrupted into {palmcrist}.]
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Palmic \Pal"mic\, a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant       ({Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}); -- formerly used to       designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid. [Obsoles.]
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Palmigrade \Pal"mi*grade\, a. [L. palma palm of the hand + gradi       to walk.] (Zo[94]l.)       Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some       mammals.
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Palmister \Pal"mis*ter\, n. [From {Palm} of the hand.]       One who practices palmistry --Bp. Hall.
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Palmistry \Pal`mis*try\, n.[See {Palmister}.]       1. The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of             judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm             of the hand; chiromancy. --Ascham. Cowper.          2. A dexterous use or trick of the hand. --Addison.
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Paulian \Pau"li*an\, Paulianist \Pau"li*an*ist\, n. (Eccl.       Hist.)       A follower of Paul of Samosata, a bishop of Antioch in the       third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of       Christ.
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Supple-jack \Sup"ple-jack`\, n. (Bot.)       (a) A climbing shrub ({Berchemia volubilus}) of the Southern             United States, having a tough and pliable stem.       (b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ({Paullinia             Curassavica}); also, a walking stick made from its stem.                         He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . .                      yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never                      broke.                                             --W. Irving.          Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit                in different British colonies.
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d8Guarana \[d8]Gua"ra*na`\, n. [Pg.] (Med.)       A preparation from the seeds of {Paullinia sorbilis}, a woody       climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and       also in the cure of headache.
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Peal \Peal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pealed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pealing}.]       1. To utter or give out loud sounds.                         There let the pealing organ blow.      --Milton.          2. To resound; to echo.                         And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men.                                                                               --Longfellow.
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Peel \Peel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peeled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Peeling}.] [F. peler to pull out the hair, to strip, to       peel, fr. L. pilare to deprive of hair, fr. pilus a hair; or       perh. partly fr. F. peler to peel off the skin, perh. fr. L.       pellis skin (cf. {Fell} skin). Cf. {Peruke}.]       1. To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by             drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to             flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange.                         The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin             of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc.
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Phalangeal \Pha*lan"ge*al\, Phalangal \Pha*lan"gal\, a.       Of or pertaining to the phalanges. See {Phalanx}, 2.
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Phalangeal \Pha*lan"ge*al\, Phalangal \Pha*lan"gal\, a.       Of or pertaining to the phalanges. See {Phalanx}, 2.
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Phalanger \Pha*lan"ger\, n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See {Phalanx}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any marsupial belonging to {Phalangista}, {Cuscus},       {Petaurus}, and other genera of the family       {Phalangistid[91]}. They are arboreal, and the species of       {Petaurus} are furnished with lateral parachutes. See {Flying       phalanger}, under {Flying}.
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Phalanx \Pha"lanx\, n.; pl. {Phalanxes}, L. {Phalanges}. [L.,       from Gr. [?].]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in             ranks and files close and deep. There were several             different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from             four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. [bd]In cubic             phalanx firm advanced.[b8] --Milton.                         The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. --Pope.          2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any             combination of people distinguished for firmness and             solidity of a union.                         At present they formed a united phalanx. --Macaulay.                         The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed, All                      huddling into phalanx, stood and gazed. --Cowper.          3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.          4. (Anat.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot,             beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.          5. [pl. {Phalanges}.] (Bot.) A group or bundle of stamens, as             in polyadelphous flowers.
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Phalangial \Pha*lan"gi*al\, Phalangian \Pha*lan"gi*an\, a.       (Anat.)       Phalangeal.
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Phalangial \Pha*lan"gi*al\, Phalangian \Pha*lan"gi*an\, a.       (Anat.)       Phalangeal.
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Phalangid \Pha*lan"gid\, n.; pl. {Phalangides}. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Phalangoidea.
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d8Phalangoidea \[d8]Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from       Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. [?]       form.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or       harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have       long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,       segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by       trache[91]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea},       {Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}.
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Phalangid \Pha*lan"gid\, n.; pl. {Phalangides}. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Phalangoidea.
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d8Phalangoidea \[d8]Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from       Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. [?]       form.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or       harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have       long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,       segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by       trache[91]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea},       {Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}.
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d8Phalangoidea \[d8]Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from       Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. [?]       form.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or       harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have       long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,       segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by       trache[91]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea},       {Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}.
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Phalangious \Pha*lan"gi*ous\, a. [L. phalangium a kind of       venomous spider, Gr. [?], fr. [?] a spider. Cf. {Phalanx}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to Phalangoidea.
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Phalangist \Pha*lan"gist\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any arboreal marsupial of the genus {Phalangista}. The       vulpine phalangist ({P. vulpina}) is the largest species, the       full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has       a large bushy tail.
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Vulpine \Vul"pine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a       fox.]       Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy;       cunning; crafty; artful.          {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian carnivorous             marsupial ({Phalangista, [or] Trichosurus, vulpina}); --             called also {vulpine phalanger}, and {vulpine opossum}.
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Phalangister \Phal`an*gis"ter\, Phalangistine    \Phal`an*gis"tine\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Phalangist}.
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Phalangister \Phal`an*gis"ter\, Phalangistine    \Phal`an*gis"tine\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Phalangist}.
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Phalangite \Phal"an*gite\, n. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. phalangite.]       A soldier belonging to a phalanx. [Obs.]
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d8Phalangoidea \[d8]Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from       Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. [?]       form.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or       harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have       long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,       segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by       trache[91]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea},       {Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}.
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Phalansterian \Phal`an*ste"ri*an\, a. [F. phalanst[82]rien, a. &       n.]       Of or pertaining to phalansterianism.
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Phalansterian \Phal`an*ste"ri*an\, n.       One who favors the system of phalansteries proposed by       Fourier.
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Phalansterism \Pha*lan"ster*ism\, Phalansterianism    \Phal`an*ste"ri*an*ism\, n.       A system of phalansteries proposed by Fourier; Fourierism.
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Phalansterism \Pha*lan"ster*ism\, Phalansterianism    \Phal`an*ste"ri*an*ism\, n.       A system of phalansteries proposed by Fourier; Fourierism.
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Phalanstery \Phal"an*ster*y\, n.; pl. {-ies}. [F.       phalanst[8a]re, fr. Gr. [?] a phalanx + [?] firm, solid.]       1. An association or community organized on the plan of             Fourier. See {Fourierism}.          2. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.
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Phalanx \Pha"lanx\, n.; pl. {Phalanxes}, L. {Phalanges}. [L.,       from Gr. [?].]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in             ranks and files close and deep. There were several             different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from             four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. [bd]In cubic             phalanx firm advanced.[b8] --Milton.                         The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. --Pope.          2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any             combination of people distinguished for firmness and             solidity of a union.                         At present they formed a united phalanx. --Macaulay.                         The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed, All                      huddling into phalanx, stood and gazed. --Cowper.          3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.          4. (Anat.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot,             beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.          5. [pl. {Phalanges}.] (Bot.) A group or bundle of stamens, as             in polyadelphous flowers.
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Phalanx \Pha"lanx\, n.; pl. {Phalanxes}, L. {Phalanges}. [L.,       from Gr. [?].]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in             ranks and files close and deep. There were several             different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from             four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. [bd]In cubic             phalanx firm advanced.[b8] --Milton.                         The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. --Pope.          2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any             combination of people distinguished for firmness and             solidity of a union.                         At present they formed a united phalanx. --Macaulay.                         The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed, All                      huddling into phalanx, stood and gazed. --Cowper.          3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.          4. (Anat.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot,             beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.          5. [pl. {Phalanges}.] (Bot.) A group or bundle of stamens, as             in polyadelphous flowers.
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Phial \Phi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phialed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Phialing}.]       To put or keep in, or as in, a phial.                   Its phial'd wrath may fate exhaust.         --Shenstone.
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Philomusical \Phil`o*mu"sic*al\, a. [Philo- + musical.]       Loving music. [R.]Busby.
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Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. Heb.       Y[?]r[?]sh[be]laim.]       The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the       glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus       Christ.          {Jerusalem artichoke} [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,             sunflower, or turnsole. See {Gyre}, {Solar}.] (Bot.)       (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower             ({Helianthus tuberosus}), whose tubers are sometimes used             as food.       (b) One of the tubers themselves.          {Jerusalem cherry} (Bot.), the popular name of either of             either of two species of {Solanum} ({S. Pseudo-capsicum}             and {S. capsicastrum}), cultivated as ornamental house             plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of             cherries.          {Jerusalem oak} (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium             Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.          {Jerusalem sage} (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family             ({Phlomis tuberosa}).          {Jerusalem thorn} (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree             ({Parkinsonia aculeata}), widely dispersed in warm             countries, and used for hedges.          {The New Jerusalem}, Heaven; the Celestial City.
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Piling \Pil"ing\, n. [See {Pile} a heap.]       1. The act of heaping up.          2. (Iron Manuf.) The process of building up, heating, and             working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.
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Piling \Pil"ing\, n. [See {Pile} a stake.]       A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the       piling of a bridge.          {Pug piling}, sheet piles connected together at the edges by             dovetailed tongues and grooves.          {Sheet piling}, a series of piles made of planks or half logs             driven edge to edge, -- used to form the walls of             cofferdams, etc.
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Pinnywinkles \Pin"ny*win`kles\, n. pl.       An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes       into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs.       [Written also {pilliewinkles}.] [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Pill \Pill\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pilling}.] [F. piller, L. pilare; cf. It. pigliare to take.       Cf. {Peel} to plunder.]       To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See {Peel}, to       plunder. [Obs.] --Spenser.                   Pillers and robbers were come in to the field to pill                and to rob.                                             --Sir T.                                                                               Malroy.
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Pillow \Pil"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pillowed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pillowing}.]       To rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to       pillow the head.                   Pillows his chin upon an orient wave.      --Milton.
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,       level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.       {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]       1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;             even. See {Plane}.                         The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough                      places plain.                                    --Isa. xl. 4.          2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.                         Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.          3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;             clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak.          4.             (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without                   conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.             (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show                   or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.                   [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The                   plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln.             (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;                   artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and                   plain.[b8] --Shak.             (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain                   food.             (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain                   woman.             (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.             (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.          {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.          {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's             projection.          {Plain dealer}.             (a) One who practices plain dealing.             (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.          {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are             plain figures.          {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common             stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;             -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.                      {Plain song}.             (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed                   melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,                   in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond                   the compass of an octave.             (b) A simple melody.          {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.          Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;                undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;                unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;                distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,       level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.       {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]       1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;             even. See {Plane}.                         The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough                      places plain.                                    --Isa. xl. 4.          2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.                         Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.          3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;             clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak.          4.             (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without                   conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.             (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show                   or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.                   [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The                   plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln.             (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;                   artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and                   plain.[b8] --Shak.             (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain                   food.             (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain                   woman.             (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.             (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.          {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.          {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's             projection.          {Plain dealer}.             (a) One who practices plain dealing.             (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.          {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are             plain figures.          {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common             stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;             -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.                      {Plain song}.             (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed                   melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,                   in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond                   the compass of an octave.             (b) A simple melody.          {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.          Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;                undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;                unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;                distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,       level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.       {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]       1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;             even. See {Plane}.                         The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough                      places plain.                                    --Isa. xl. 4.          2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.                         Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.          3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;             clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak.          4.             (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without                   conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.             (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show                   or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.                   [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The                   plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln.             (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;                   artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and                   plain.[b8] --Shak.             (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain                   food.             (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain                   woman.             (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.             (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.          {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.          {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's             projection.          {Plain dealer}.             (a) One who practices plain dealing.             (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.          {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are             plain figures.          {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common             stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;             -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.                      {Plain song}.             (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed                   melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,                   in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond                   the compass of an octave.             (b) A simple melody.          {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.          Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;                undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;                unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;                distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,       level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.       {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]       1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;             even. See {Plane}.                         The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough                      places plain.                                    --Isa. xl. 4.          2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.                         Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.          3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;             clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak.          4.             (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without                   conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.             (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show                   or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.                   [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The                   plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln.             (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;                   artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and                   plain.[b8] --Shak.             (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain                   food.             (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain                   woman.             (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.             (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.          {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.          {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's             projection.          {Plain dealer}.             (a) One who practices plain dealing.             (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.          {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are             plain figures.          {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common             stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;             -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.                      {Plain song}.             (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed                   melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,                   in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond                   the compass of an octave.             (b) A simple melody.          {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.          Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;                undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;                unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;                distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,       level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.       {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]       1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;             even. See {Plane}.                         The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough                      places plain.                                    --Isa. xl. 4.          2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.                         Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.          3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;             clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak.          4.             (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without                   conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.             (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show                   or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.                   [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The                   plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln.             (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;                   artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and                   plain.[b8] --Shak.             (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain                   food.             (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain                   woman.             (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.             (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.          {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.          {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's             projection.          {Plain dealer}.             (a) One who practices plain dealing.             (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.          {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are             plain figures.          {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common             stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;             -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.                      {Plain song}.             (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed                   melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,                   in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond                   the compass of an octave.             (b) A simple melody.          {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.          Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;                undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;                unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;                distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,       level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.       {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]       1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;             even. See {Plane}.                         The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough                      places plain.                                    --Isa. xl. 4.          2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.                         Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.          3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;             clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak.          4.             (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without                   conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.             (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show                   or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.                   [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The                   plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln.             (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;                   artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and                   plain.[b8] --Shak.             (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain                   food.             (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain                   woman.             (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.             (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.          {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.          {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's             projection.          {Plain dealer}.             (a) One who practices plain dealing.             (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.          {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are             plain figures.          {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common             stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;             -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.                      {Plain song}.             (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed                   melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,                   in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond                   the compass of an octave.             (b) A simple melody.          {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.          Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;                undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;                unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;                distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.
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Plainness \Plain"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being plain.
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Plainsman \Plains"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.       One who lives in the plains.
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Plain-spoken \Plain"-spo`ken\, a.       Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken       sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. --Dryden.
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Planch \Planch\, n. [F. planche.]       A plank. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.
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Planch \Planch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Planching}.] [F. planche a board, plank. See {Plank}.]       To make or cover with planks or boards; to plank. [Obs.]       [bd]To that vineyard is a planched gate.[b8] --Shak.
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Planch \Planch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Planching}.] [F. planche a board, plank. See {Plank}.]       To make or cover with planks or boards; to plank. [Obs.]       [bd]To that vineyard is a planched gate.[b8] --Shak.
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Plancher \Planch"er\, n. [F., planche. See {Planch}.]       1. A floor of wood; also, a plank. [Obs.] --Bacon.          2. (Arch.) The under side of a cornice; a soffit.
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Plancher \Planch"er\, v. t.       To form of planks. [Obs.] --Golding.
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Planchet \Planch"et\, n. [F. planchette a small board, dim. of       planche. See {Planch}.]       A flat piece of metal; especially, a disk of metal ready to       be stamped as a coin.
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Planchette \Plan`chette"\, n. [F. See {Planchet}.]       1. A circumferentor. See {Circumferentor}.          2. A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a             pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on             paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is             allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular             or supernatural import.
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Planch \Planch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Planching}.] [F. planche a board, plank. See {Plank}.]       To make or cover with planks or boards; to plank. [Obs.]       [bd]To that vineyard is a planched gate.[b8] --Shak.
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Planching \Planch"ing\, n.       The laying of floors in a building; also, a floor of boards       or planks.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Chart \Chart\, n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter,       carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.]       1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which             information is exhibited, esp. when the information is             arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart.          2. A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which             is projected a portion of water and the land which it             surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended             especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States             Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts.          3. A written deed; a charter.          {Globular chart}, a chart constructed on a globular             projection. See under {Globular}.          {Heliographic chart}, a map of the sun with its spots.          {Mercator's chart}, a chart constructed on the principle of             Mercator's projection. See {Projection}.          {Plane chart}, a representation of some part of the             superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is             disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each             other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances.                      {Selenographic chart}, a map representing the surface of the             moon.          {Topographic chart}, a minute delineation of a limited place             or region.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Curve \Curve\, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.]       1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure;             as, a curve in a railway or canal.          2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having             no finite portion of it a straight line.          {Axis of a curve}. See under {Axis}.          {Curve of quickest descent}. See {Brachystochrone}.          {Curve tracing} (Math.), the process of determining the             shape, location, singular points, and other peculiarities             of a curve from its equation.          {Plane curve} (Geom.), a curve such that when a plane passes             through three points of the curve, it passes through all             the other points of the curve. Any other curve is called a             {curve of double curvature}, or a {twisted curve}.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Surveying \Sur*vey"ing\, n.       That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of       determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface,       the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour       of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the       whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys.          {Geodetic surveying}, geodesy.          {Maritime}, [or] {Nautical}, {surveying}, that branch of             surveying which determines the forms of coasts and             harbors, the entrances of rivers, with the position of             islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water, etc.          {Plane surveying}. See under {Plane}, a.          {Topographical surveying}, that branch of surveying which             involves the process of ascertaining and representing upon             a plane surface the contour, physical features, etc., of             any portion of the surface of the earth.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Plangency \Plan"gen*cy\, n.       The quality or state of being plangent; a beating sound. [R.]
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Plangent \Plan"gent\, a. [L. plangens, -entis, fr. plangere to       beat. See {Plaint}.]       Beating; dashing, as a wave. [R.] [bd]The plangent wave.[b8]       --H. Taylor.
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Planish \Plan"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planished}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Planishing}.] [OF. planir, F. planer. See {Plane},       v., and {-ish}.]       To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense,       toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.
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Planish \Plan"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planished}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Planishing}.] [OF. planir, F. planer. See {Plane},       v., and {-ish}.]       To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense,       toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.
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Planisher \Plan"ish*er\, n.       One who, or that which, planishes. --Weale.
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Planishing \Plan"ish*ing\,       a. & vb. n. from {Planish}, v. t.          {Planishing rolls} (Coining), rolls between which metal             strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the             required thickness.
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Planish \Plan"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planished}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Planishing}.] [OF. planir, F. planer. See {Plane},       v., and {-ish}.]       To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense,       toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.
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Planishing \Plan"ish*ing\,       a. & vb. n. from {Planish}, v. t.          {Planishing rolls} (Coining), rolls between which metal             strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the             required thickness.
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Planisphere \Plan"i*sphere\, n. [Plani- + sphere: cf. F.       planisph[8a]re. See {Plain}, and {Sphere}.]       The representation of the circles of the sphere upon a plane;       especially, a representation of the celestial sphere upon a       plane with adjustable circles, or other appendages, for       showing the position of the heavens, the time of rising and       setting of stars, etc., for any given date or hour.
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Planispheric \Plan`i*spher"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to a planisphere.
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Plank \Plank\, n. [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche,       fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. [?], [?], anything flat and broad. Cf.       {Planch}.]       1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only             in being thicker. See {Board}.          2. Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a             swimmer.                         His charity is a better plank than the faith of an                      intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.   --Southey.          3. One of the separate articles in a declaration of the             principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the             national platform. [Cant]          {Plank road}, [or] {Plank way}, a road surface formed of             planks. [U.S.]          {To walk the plank}, to walk along a plank laid across the             bulwark of a ship, until one overbalances it and falls             into the sea; -- a method of disposing of captives             practiced by pirates.
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Plank \Plank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Planking}.]       1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a             ship. [bd]Planked with pine.[b8] --Dryden.          2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash;             as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]          3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.          4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of             wool, for subsequent drawing.          {Planked shad}, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and             roasted before a wood fire.
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Plank \Plank\, n. [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche,       fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. [?], [?], anything flat and broad. Cf.       {Planch}.]       1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only             in being thicker. See {Board}.          2. Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a             swimmer.                         His charity is a better plank than the faith of an                      intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.   --Southey.          3. One of the separate articles in a declaration of the             principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the             national platform. [Cant]          {Plank road}, [or] {Plank way}, a road surface formed of             planks. [U.S.]          {To walk the plank}, to walk along a plank laid across the             bulwark of a ship, until one overbalances it and falls             into the sea; -- a method of disposing of captives             practiced by pirates.
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Plank \Plank\, n. [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche,       fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. [?], [?], anything flat and broad. Cf.       {Planch}.]       1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only             in being thicker. See {Board}.          2. Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a             swimmer.                         His charity is a better plank than the faith of an                      intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.   --Southey.          3. One of the separate articles in a declaration of the             principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the             national platform. [Cant]          {Plank road}, [or] {Plank way}, a road surface formed of             planks. [U.S.]          {To walk the plank}, to walk along a plank laid across the             bulwark of a ship, until one overbalances it and falls             into the sea; -- a method of disposing of captives             practiced by pirates.
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Plank \Plank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Planking}.]       1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a             ship. [bd]Planked with pine.[b8] --Dryden.          2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash;             as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]          3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.          4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of             wool, for subsequent drawing.          {Planked shad}, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and             roasted before a wood fire.
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Plank \Plank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Planking}.]       1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a             ship. [bd]Planked with pine.[b8] --Dryden.          2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash;             as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]          3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.          4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of             wool, for subsequent drawing.          {Planked shad}, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and             roasted before a wood fire.
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Plank \Plank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Planking}.]       1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a             ship. [bd]Planked with pine.[b8] --Dryden.          2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash;             as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]          3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.          4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of             wool, for subsequent drawing.          {Planked shad}, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and             roasted before a wood fire.
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Planking \Plank"ing\, n.       1. The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a             series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the             frame of a vessel.          2. The act of splicing slivers. See {Plank}, v. t., 4.
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Plank-sheer \Plank"-sheer`\, n. (Shipbuilding)       The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of       a vessel's frame.
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d8Plankton \[d8]Plank"ton\ (pl[acr][nsm]k"t[ocr]n), n. [NL., fr.       Gr. plagto`n, neut. of plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai to       wander.] (Biol.)       All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at       or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. --       {Plank*ton"ic}, a.
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Plano-concave \Pla"no-con"cave\, a. [Plano- + concave.]       Plane or flat on one side, and concave on the other; as, a       plano-concave lens. See {Lens}.
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Plano-conical \Pla"no-con"ic*al\, a. [Plano- + conical.]       Plane or flat on one side, and conical on the other. --Grew.
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Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.]       Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a       plano-convex lens. See {Convex}, and {Lens}.
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Planogamete \Plan"o*ga*mete`\, n. [Gr. [?] wandering + E.       gamete.] (Bot.)       One of the motile ciliated gametes, or zo[94]gametes, found       in isogamous plants, as many green alg[91] (Chlorophyce[91]).
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Plano-subulate \Pla"no-su"bu*late\, a. [Plano- + subulate.]       Smooth and awl-shaped. See {Subulate}.
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Planxty \Planx"ty\, n. [Cf. L. plangere to mourn aloud.] (Mus.)       An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a       mournful character.
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Play \Play\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Played}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Playing}.] [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan, to play, akin       to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan       to promise, pledge, D. plegen to care for, attend to, be       wont, G. pflegen; of unknown origin. [root]28. Cf. {Plight},       n.]       1. To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for             the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.                         As Cannace was playing in her walk.   --Chaucer.                         The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy                      reason, would he skip and play!         --Pope.                         And some, the darlings of their Lord, Play smiling                      with the flame and sword.                  --Keble.          2. To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be             careless.                         [bd]Nay,[b8] quod this monk, [bd]I have no lust to                      pleye.[b8]                                          --Chaucer.                         Men are apt to play with their healths. --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          3. To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball;             hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes.          4. To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a             flute.                         One that . . . can play well on an instrument.                                                                               --Ezek.                                                                               xxxiii. 32.                         Play, my friend, and charm the charmer. --Granville.          5. To act; to behave; to practice deception.                         His mother played false with a smith. --Shak.          6. To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with             alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as,             the fountain plays.                         The heart beats, the blood circulates, the lungs                      play.                                                --Cheyne.          7. To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.                         Even as the waving sedges play with wind. --Shak.                         The setting sun Plays on their shining arms and                      burnished helmets.                              --Addison.                         All fame is foreign but of true desert, Plays round                      the head, but comes not to the heart. --Pope.          8. To act on the stage; to personate a character.                         A lord will hear your play to-night.   --Shak.                         Courts are theaters where some men play. --Donne.          {To play into a person's hands}, to act, or to manage             matters, to his advantage or benefit.          {To play off}, to affect; to feign; to practice artifice.          {To play upon}.             (a) To make sport of; to deceive.                               Art thou alive? Or is it fantasy that plays upon                            our eyesight.                              --Shak.             (b) To use in a droll manner; to give a droll expression                   or application to; as, to play upon words.
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Playing \Play"ing\,       a. & vb. n. of {Play}.          {Playing cards}. See under {Card}.
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Card \Card\, n. [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. [?] a leaf       of paper. Cf. {Chart}.]       1. A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared             for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a             card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.                         Our first cards were to Carabas House. --Thackeray.          2. A published note, containing a brief statement,             explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like;             as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed             programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as,             this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.          3. A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the             dial or face of the mariner's compass.                         All the quartere that they know I' the shipman's                      card.                                                --Shak.          4. (Weaving) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for             warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a             loom. See {Jacquard}.          5. An indicator card. See under {Indicator}.          {Business card}, a card on which is printed an advertisement             or business address.          {Card basket}             (a) A basket to hold visiting cards left by callers.             (b) A basket made of cardboard.          {Card catalogue}. See {Catalogue}.          {Card rack}, a rack or frame for holding and displaying             business or visiting card.          {Card table}, a table for use inplaying cards, esp. one             having a leaf which folds over.          {On the cards}, likely to happen; foretold and expected but             not yet brought to pass; -- a phrase of fortune tellers             that has come into common use; also, according to the             programme.          {Playing card}, cards used in playing games; specifically,             the cards cards used playing which and other games of             chance, and having each pack divided onto four kinds or             suits called hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. The full             or whist pack contains fifty-two cards.          {To have the cards in one's own hands}, to have the winning             cards; to have the means of success in an undertaking.          {To play one's cards well}, to make no errors; to act             shrewdly.          {To play snow one's cards}, to expose one's plants to rivals             or foes.          {To speak by the card}, to speak from information and             definitely, not by guess as in telling a ship's bearing by             the compass card.          {Visiting card}, a small card bearing the name, and sometimes             the address, of the person presenting it.
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Playing \Play"ing\,       a. & vb. n. of {Play}.          {Playing cards}. See under {Card}.
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Playmaker \Play"mak`er\, n.       A playwright. [R.]
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Plenicorn \Ple"ni*corn\, n. [L. plenus full + cornu horn.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer.       --Brande & C.
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Plenish \Plen"ish\, v. t. [See {Replenish}.]       1. To replenish. [Obs.] --T. Reeve.          2. To furnish; to stock, as a house or farm. [Scot.]
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Plenishing \Plen"ish*ing\, n.       Household furniture; stock. [Scot.]
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Plenist \Ple"nist\, n. [L. plenus full; cf. F. pl[82]niste.]       One who holds that all space is full of matter.
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Pleonasm \Ple"o*nasm\,, n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       be more than enough, to abound, fr.[?], neut. of [?], more,       compar. of [?] much. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Poly-},       {Plus}.] (Rhet.)       Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of       more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw       it with my own eyes.
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Pleonast \Ple"o*nast\, n.       One who is addicted to pleonasm. [R.] --C. Reade.
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Pleonaste \Ple"o*naste\, n. [Gr.[?] abundant, rich; cf. F.       pl[82]onaste.] (Min.)       A black variety of spinel.
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Ceylanite \Cey"lan*ite\, n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.)       A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also       called {pleonaste}. [Written also {ceylonite}.]
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Pleonaste \Ple"o*naste\, n. [Gr.[?] abundant, rich; cf. F.       pl[82]onaste.] (Min.)       A black variety of spinel.
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Ceylanite \Cey"lan*ite\, n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.)       A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also       called {pleonaste}. [Written also {ceylonite}.]
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Pleonastic \Ple`o*nas"tic\, Pleonastical \Ple`o*nas"tic*al\, a.       [Cf. F. pl[82]onastique.]       Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm;       redundant.
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Pleonastic \Ple`o*nas"tic\, Pleonastical \Ple`o*nas"tic*al\, a.       [Cf. F. pl[82]onastique.]       Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm;       redundant.
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Pleonastically \Ple`o*nas"tic*al*ly\, adv.       In a pleonastic manner.
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Pliancy \Pli"an*cy\, n.       The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the       pliancy of a rod. [bd]Avaunt all specious pliancy of       mind.[b8] --Wordsworth.
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Plimsoll's mark \Plim"soll's mark`\ (Naut.)       A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British       sea-going merchant vessels, to indicate the limit of       submergence allowed by law; -- so called from Samuel       Plimsoll, by whose efforts the act of Parliament to prevent       overloading was procured.
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Plonge \Plonge\, v. t. [See {Plunge}.]       To cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by       stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs.
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d8Plong82e \[d8]Plon`g[82]e"\, n. [F. See {Plunge}.] (Mil.)       A slope or sloping toward the front; as, the plong[82]e of a       parapet; the plong[82]e of a shell in its course. [Sometimes       written {plonge}.]
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Plonge \Plonge\, v. t. [See {Plunge}.]       To cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by       stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs.
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d8Plong82e \[d8]Plon`g[82]e"\, n. [F. See {Plunge}.] (Mil.)       A slope or sloping toward the front; as, the plong[82]e of a       parapet; the plong[82]e of a shell in its course. [Sometimes       written {plonge}.]
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Plow \Plow\, Plough \Plough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plowed}       (ploud) or {Ploughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plowing} or       {Ploughing}.]       1. To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till             with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow             a field.          2. To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run             through, as in sailing.                         Let patient Octavia plow thy visage up With her                      prepared nails.                                 --Shak.                         With speed we plow the watery way.      --Pope.          3. (Bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a             book or paper, with a plow. See {Plow}, n., 5.          4. (Joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge             of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive             the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a             tongue, etc.          {To plow in}, to cover by plowing; as, to plow in wheat.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from                the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the                {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or                {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are                some of the best known.          Note: Among the true plums are;          {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or             purple globular drupes,          {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.          {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its             round red drupes.          {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,             much grown in England for sale in the markets.          {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or             yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several             other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other             genera than {Prunus}, are;          {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of             the same family with the persimmon.          {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.          {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.                      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.          {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium             macrophyllum}.          {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.          {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.          {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.          2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.          3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant             language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the             person possessing it.          {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European             bullfinch.          {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus             scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes             in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva             bores into the stone and eats the kernel.          {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very             destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other             stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped             incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the             pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum             curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from                the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the                {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or                {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are                some of the best known.          Note: Among the true plums are;          {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or             purple globular drupes,          {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.          {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its             round red drupes.          {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,             much grown in England for sale in the markets.          {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or             yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several             other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other             genera than {Prunus}, are;          {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of             the same family with the persimmon.          {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.          {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.                      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.          {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium             macrophyllum}.          {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.          {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.          {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.          2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.          3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant             language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the             person possessing it.          {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European             bullfinch.          {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus             scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes             in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva             bores into the stone and eats the kernel.          {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very             destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other             stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped             incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the             pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum             curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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Plumage \Plum"age\, n. [F., from plume a feather.] (Zo[94]l.)       The entire clothing of a bird.          Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary                feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail                feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing                feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and                tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies                beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under {Bird}.
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Plumassary \Plu*mas"sa*ry\, n. [Cf. F. plumasseau.]       A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.
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Plumcot \Plum"cot\, n. [Plum + apricot.] (Hort.)       A cross between the plum and apricot.
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Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,       fr. Gr. kora`llion.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,             and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed             by some Bryozoa.          Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to                various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid                genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is                the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium                rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan                corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species                of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny.                Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an                Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of                species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa},                {Madrepora}.          2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their             color.          3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and             other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.          {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}.          {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}.          {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals             are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral             insects}.          {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,             made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and             the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.             They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the             land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a             broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute             separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}.                      {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous             plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on             roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or             knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.             under {Coralloid}.          {Coral snake}. (Zo)             (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps                   corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands.             (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix                   scytale}).          {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several             species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.             The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}.          {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
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Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.]       1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long,             conspicuous, or handsome feather.                         Wings . . . of many a colored plume.   --Milton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.          3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a             waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling             feathers.                         His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden.          4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides             himself; a prize or reward. [bd]Ambitious to win from me             some plume.[b8] --Milton.          5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence             resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large             ornamental grasses.          {Plume bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird that yields ornamental             plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New             Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white             heron of Florida ({Ardea candidissima}).          {Plume grass}. (Bot)             (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the                   spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in                   swamps in the Southern United States.             (b) The still finer {E. Ravenn[91]} from the Mediterranean                   region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole                   genus.          {Plume moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small, slender             moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[91]}. Most of             them have the wings deeply divided into two or more             plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the             grapevine.          {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree             ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are             tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
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Plumicorn \Plu"mi*corn\, n. [L. pluma feather + cornu horn.]       (Zo[94]l.)       An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.
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Plumigerous \Plu*mig"er*ous\, a. [L. plumiger; pluma a feather +       gerere to bear.]       Feathered; having feathers. --Bailey
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Plumose \Plu*mose"\, Plumous \Plu"mous\, a. [L. plumosus, fr.       pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]       1. Having feathers or plumes.          2. Having hairs, or other p[a0]rts, arranged along an axis             like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf;             plumose tentacles.
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Plumosite \Plu"mo*site\, n. (Min.)       Same as {Jamesonite}.
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Plumosity \Plu*mos"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being plumose.
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Plumose \Plu*mose"\, Plumous \Plu"mous\, a. [L. plumosus, fr.       pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]       1. Having feathers or plumes.          2. Having hairs, or other p[a0]rts, arranged along an axis             like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf;             plumose tentacles.
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Plunge \Plunge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plunging}.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr.       (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See {Plumb}.]       1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is             penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter             quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body             into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used             figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. [bd]To             plunge the boy in pleasing sleep.[b8] --Dryden.                         Bound and plunged him into a cell.      --Tennyson.                         We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. To baptize by immersion.          3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs.]                         Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Plunge \Plunge\, v. i.       1. To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to             submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he             plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to             plunge into debt.                         Forced to plunge naked in the raging sea. --Dryden.                         To plunge into guilt of a murther.      --Tillotson.          2. To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently             forward, as a horse does.                         Some wild colt, which . . . flings and plunges.                                                                               --Bp. Hall.          3. To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or             other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in             hazardous speculations. [Cant]          {Plunging fire} (Gun.), firing directed upon an enemy from an             elevated position.
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Plunge \Plunge\, n.       1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,             rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the             water with a plunge.          2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being             submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]                         She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her                      husband's murder or accuse her son.   --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise                      me from amidst this plunge of sorrows? --Addison.          3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or             violently forward, like an unruly horse.          4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous             speculation. [Cant]          {Plunge bath}, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath             in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.          {Plunge}, [or] {plunging}, {battery} (Elec.), a voltaic             battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,             or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
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Plunge \Plunge\, n.       1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,             rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the             water with a plunge.          2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being             submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]                         She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her                      husband's murder or accuse her son.   --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise                      me from amidst this plunge of sorrows? --Addison.          3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or             violently forward, like an unruly horse.          4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous             speculation. [Cant]          {Plunge bath}, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath             in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.          {Plunge}, [or] {plunging}, {battery} (Elec.), a voltaic             battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,             or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
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Plunge \Plunge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plunging}.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr.       (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See {Plumb}.]       1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is             penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter             quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body             into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used             figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. [bd]To             plunge the boy in pleasing sleep.[b8] --Dryden.                         Bound and plunged him into a cell.      --Tennyson.                         We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. To baptize by immersion.          3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs.]                         Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.       1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.          2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or             bucket, as a forcer in pumps.          3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless             speculator. [Cant]          4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a             creamy consistence. --Knight.          5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.          {Plunger bucket}, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.          {Plunger pole}, the pump rod of a pumping engine.          {Plunger pump}, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,             instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be             single-acting or double-acting
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Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.       1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.          2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or             bucket, as a forcer in pumps.          3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless             speculator. [Cant]          4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a             creamy consistence. --Knight.          5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.          {Plunger bucket}, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.          {Plunger pole}, the pump rod of a pumping engine.          {Plunger pump}, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,             instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be             single-acting or double-acting
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Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.       1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.          2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or             bucket, as a forcer in pumps.          3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless             speculator. [Cant]          4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a             creamy consistence. --Knight.          5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.          {Plunger bucket}, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.          {Plunger pole}, the pump rod of a pumping engine.          {Plunger pump}, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,             instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be             single-acting or double-acting
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Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.       1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.          2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or             bucket, as a forcer in pumps.          3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless             speculator. [Cant]          4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a             creamy consistence. --Knight.          5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.          {Plunger bucket}, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.          {Plunger pole}, the pump rod of a pumping engine.          {Plunger pump}, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,             instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be             single-acting or double-acting
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Plunge \Plunge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plunging}.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr.       (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See {Plumb}.]       1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is             penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter             quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body             into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used             figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. [bd]To             plunge the boy in pleasing sleep.[b8] --Dryden.                         Bound and plunged him into a cell.      --Tennyson.                         We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. To baptize by immersion.          3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs.]                         Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Plunge \Plunge\, n.       1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,             rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the             water with a plunge.          2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being             submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]                         She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her                      husband's murder or accuse her son.   --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise                      me from amidst this plunge of sorrows? --Addison.          3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or             violently forward, like an unruly horse.          4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous             speculation. [Cant]          {Plunge bath}, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath             in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.          {Plunge}, [or] {plunging}, {battery} (Elec.), a voltaic             battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,             or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
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Plunge \Plunge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plunging}.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr.       (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See {Plumb}.]       1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is             penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter             quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body             into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used             figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. [bd]To             plunge the boy in pleasing sleep.[b8] --Dryden.                         Bound and plunged him into a cell.      --Tennyson.                         We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. To baptize by immersion.          3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs.]                         Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Plunge \Plunge\, n.       1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,             rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the             water with a plunge.          2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being             submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]                         She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her                      husband's murder or accuse her son.   --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise                      me from amidst this plunge of sorrows? --Addison.          3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or             violently forward, like an unruly horse.          4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous             speculation. [Cant]          {Plunge bath}, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath             in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.          {Plunge}, [or] {plunging}, {battery} (Elec.), a voltaic             battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,             or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
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Plunge \Plunge\, v. i.       1. To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to             submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he             plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to             plunge into debt.                         Forced to plunge naked in the raging sea. --Dryden.                         To plunge into guilt of a murther.      --Tillotson.          2. To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently             forward, as a horse does.                         Some wild colt, which . . . flings and plunges.                                                                               --Bp. Hall.          3. To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or             other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in             hazardous speculations. [Cant]          {Plunging fire} (Gun.), firing directed upon an enemy from an             elevated position.
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Plunk \Plunk\, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.]       1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by             pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of             a raven, to croak.          2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.          3. To play truant, or [bd]hooky[b8]. [Scot.]
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Plunk \Plunk\, n.       1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]          2. [Slang]             (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.]             (b) A dollar. [U. S.]
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Plunk \Plunk\, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.]       1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.          2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as,             to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.          3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]
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Plunket \Plun"ket\, n.       A kind of blue color; also, anciently, a kind of cloth,       generally blue.
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Ply \Ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plied}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plying}.] [OE. plien, F. plier to fold, to bend, fr. L.       plicare; akin to Gr. [?], G. flechten. Cf. {Apply},       {Complex}, {Display}, {Duplicity}, {Employ}, {Exploit},       {Implicate}, {Plait}, {Pliant}, {Flax}.]       1. To bend. [Obs.]                         As men may warm wax with handes plie. --Chaucer.          2. To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or             with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately;             as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with             drink.                         And plies him with redoubled strokes   --Dryden.                         He plies the duke at morning and at night. --Shak.          3. To employ diligently; to use steadily.                         Go ply thy needle; meddle not.            --Shak.          4. To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.                         Their bloody task, unwearied, still they ply.                                                                               --Waller.
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Pole \Pole\, n. [As. p[be]l, L. palus, akin to pangere to make       fast. Cf. {Pale} a stake, {Pact}.]       1. A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of             timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been             removed; as, specifically:             (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front                   axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which                   the carriage is guided and held back.             (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported.             (c) A Maypole. See {Maypole}.             (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a                   sign by barbers and hairdressers.             (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines,                   are trained.          2. A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5[?]             yards, or a square measure equal to 30[?] square yards; a             rod; a perch. --Bacon.          {Pole bean} (Bot.), any kind of bean which is customarily             trained on poles, as the scarlet runner or the Lima bean.                      {Pole flounder} (Zo[94]l.), a large deep-water flounder             ({Glyptocephalus cynoglossus}), native of the northern             coasts of Europe and America, and much esteemed as a food             fish; -- called also {craig flounder}, and {pole fluke}.                      {Pole lathe}, a simple form of lathe, or a substitute for a             lathe, in which the work is turned by means of a cord             passing around it, one end being fastened to the treadle,             and the other to an elastic pole above.          {Pole mast} (Naut.), a mast formed from a single piece or             from a single tree.          {Pole of a lens} (Opt.), the point where the principal axis             meets the surface.          {Pole plate} (Arch.), a horizontal timber resting on the             tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters.             It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemic \Po*lem"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] warlike, fr.[?] war: cf. F.       pol[82]mique.]       1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or             involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a             polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.          2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy;             disputations; as, a polemic writer. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemic \Po*lem"ic\, n.       1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or             system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics;             a controversialist; a disputant.                         The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. A polemic argument or controversy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemical \Po*lem"ic*al\, a.       Polemic; controversial; disputatious. -- {Po*lem"ic*al*ly},       adv.                   Polemical and impertinent disputations.   --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemical \Po*lem"ic*al\, a.       Polemic; controversial; disputatious. -- {Po*lem"ic*al*ly},       adv.                   Polemical and impertinent disputations.   --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemicist \Po*lem"i*cist\, n.       A polemic. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemics \Po*lem"ics\, n. [Cf. F. pol[82]mique.]       The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially       on religious subjects; that branch of theological science       which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical       controversy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemist \Pol"e*mist\, n.       A polemic. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polemoscope \Po*lem"o*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] war + -scope: cf. F.       pol[82]moscope.]       An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged       for seeing objects do not lie directly before the eye; --       called also {diagonal, [or] side, opera glass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pole \Pole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Poling}.]       1. To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or             hops.          2. To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.          3. To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.          4. To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poling \Pol"ing\, n. [From {Pole} a stick.]       1. The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole             or poles; as, the poling of beans; the poling of a boat.          2. (Gardening) The operation of dispersing worm casts over             the walks with poles.          3. One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side             earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollen \Pol"len\, n. [L. pollen fine flour, fine dust; cf. Gr.       [?]]       1. Fine bran or flour. [Obs.] --Bailey.          2. (Bot.) The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of             flowers. See {Flower}, and Illust. of {Filament}.          {Pollen grain} (Bot.), a particle or call of pollen.          {Pollen mass}, a pollinium. --Gray.          {Pollen sac}, a compartment of an anther containing pollen,             -- usually there are four in each anther.          {Pollen tube}, a slender tube which issues from the pollen             grain on its contact with the stigma, which it penetrates,             thus conveying, it is supposed, the fecundating matter of             the grain to the ovule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollen \Pol"len\, n. [L. pollen fine flour, fine dust; cf. Gr.       [?]]       1. Fine bran or flour. [Obs.] --Bailey.          2. (Bot.) The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of             flowers. See {Flower}, and Illust. of {Filament}.          {Pollen grain} (Bot.), a particle or call of pollen.          {Pollen mass}, a pollinium. --Gray.          {Pollen sac}, a compartment of an anther containing pollen,             -- usually there are four in each anther.          {Pollen tube}, a slender tube which issues from the pollen             grain on its contact with the stigma, which it penetrates,             thus conveying, it is supposed, the fecundating matter of             the grain to the ovule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollen \Pol"len\, n. [L. pollen fine flour, fine dust; cf. Gr.       [?]]       1. Fine bran or flour. [Obs.] --Bailey.          2. (Bot.) The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of             flowers. See {Flower}, and Illust. of {Filament}.          {Pollen grain} (Bot.), a particle or call of pollen.          {Pollen mass}, a pollinium. --Gray.          {Pollen sac}, a compartment of an anther containing pollen,             -- usually there are four in each anther.          {Pollen tube}, a slender tube which issues from the pollen             grain on its contact with the stigma, which it penetrates,             thus conveying, it is supposed, the fecundating matter of             the grain to the ovule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollenize \Pol"len*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pollenized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Pollenizing}.]       To supply with pollen; to impregnate with pollen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollenize \Pol"len*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pollenized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Pollenizing}.]       To supply with pollen; to impregnate with pollen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollenize \Pol"len*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pollenized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Pollenizing}.]       To supply with pollen; to impregnate with pollen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poll \Poll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Polling}.]       1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or             end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head;             to poll a tree.                         When he [Absalom] pollled his head.   --2 Sam. xiv.                                                                               26.                         His death did so grieve them that they polled                      themselves; they clipped off their horse and mule's                      hairs.                                                --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow             or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to             poll wool; to poll grass.                         Who, as he polled off his dart's head, so sure he                      had decreed That all the counsels of their war he                      would poll off like it.                     --Chapman.          3. To extort from; to plunder; to strip. [Obs.]                         Which polls and pills the poor in piteous wise.                                                                               --Spenser.          4. To impose a tax upon. [Obs.]          5. To pay as one's personal tax.                         The man that polled but twelve pence for his head.                                                                               --Dryden.          6. To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to             enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by             one.                         Polling the reformed churches whether they equalize                      in number those of his three kingdoms. --Milton.          7. To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call             forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes             more than his opponent.                         And poll for points of faith his trusty vote.                                                                               --Tickell.          8. (Law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight             line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See {Dee[?]             poll}. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polling \Poll"ing\, n. [See {Poll} the head.]       1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or             hedges.          2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs.] --E. Hall.          3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote.          {Polling booth}, a temporary structure where the voting at an             election is done; a polling place.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polling \Poll"ing\, n. [See {Poll} the head.]       1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or             hedges.          2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs.] --E. Hall.          3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote.          {Polling booth}, a temporary structure where the voting at an             election is done; a polling place.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollinose \Pol"li*nose`\, a. [L. pollen, -inis, dust.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Having the surface covered with a fine yellow dust, like       pollen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.]       Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also       {Polonese}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, n. [Written also Polonese and       Polonoise.]       1. The Polish language.          2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an             outer skirt in one piece.          3. (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure,             beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a             crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on             the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a             polacca.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polonese \Po`lo*nese"\, a. & n.       See {Polonaise}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.]       Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also       {Polonese}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polymastism \Pol`y*mas"tism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] a breast.]       (Anat.)       The condition of having more than two mamm[91], or breasts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polynesian \Pol`y*ne"sian\, a.       Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and       central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polynesians \Pol`y*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Polynesian}.       (Ethnol.)       The race of men native in Polynesia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polynesians \Pol`y*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Polynesian}.       (Ethnol.)       The race of men native in Polynesia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polynuclear \Pol`y*nu"cle*ar\, a. [Poly- + nuclear.] (Biol.)       Containing many nuclei.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polynucleolar \Pol`y*nu*cle"o*lar\, a. [Poly- + nucleolar.]       (Biol.)       Having more than one nucleolus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pooling \Pool"ing\, n. (Law)       The act of uniting, or an agreement to unite, an aggregation       of properties belonging to different persons, with a view to       common liabilities or profits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pool \Pool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pooling}.]       To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis       of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common       interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.                   Finally, it favors the poolingof all issues. --U. S.                                                                               Grant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pule \Pule\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Puling}.] [F. piauler; cf. L. pipilare, pipire, to peep,       pip, chirp, and E. peep to chirp.]       1. To cry like a chicken. --Bacon.          2. To whimper; to whine, as a complaining child.                         It becometh not such a gallant to whine and pule.                                                                               --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puling \Pul"ing\, n.       A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering.                   Leave this faint puling and lament as I do. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puling \Pul"ing\, a.       Whimpering; whining; childish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulingly \Pul"ing*ly\, adv.       With whining or complaint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall,       piol, spiol.]       1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.                         Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.   --Shak.                         He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.                                                                               --Gen. viii.                                                                               9.          2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.                         He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in                      pieces; he hath made me desolate.      --Lam. iii.                                                                               11.          3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to             pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.          4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one;             as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.          5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning;             as, the favorite was pulled.          6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; --             hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.          7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See             {Pull}, n., 8.                         Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H.                                                                               Lyttelton.          {To pull and haul}, to draw hither and thither. [bd] Both are             equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable             to do. [b8] --South.          {To pull down}, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to             pull down a house. [bd] In political affairs, as well as             mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up.[b8]             --Howell. [bd] To raise the wretched, and pull down the             proud.[b8] --Roscommon.          {To pull a finch}. See under {Finch}.          {To pull off}, take or draw off.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulmocutaneous \Pul`mo*cu*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. pulmo a lung + E.       cutaneous.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the lungs and the akin; as, the       pulmocutaneous arteries of the frog.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulmograde \Pul"mo*grade\, a. [L. pulmo a lung + gradi to walk.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Swimming by the expansion and contraction, or lunglike       movement, of the body, or of the disk, as do the medus[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pylangium \[d8]Py*lan"gi*um\, n.; pl. {Pylangia}. [NL., from       Gr. [?] an entrance + [?] a vessel.] (Anat.)       The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the       amphibian heart. -- {Py*lan"gi*al}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pylangium \[d8]Py*lan"gi*um\, n.; pl. {Pylangia}. [NL., from       Gr. [?] an entrance + [?] a vessel.] (Anat.)       The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the       amphibian heart. -- {Py*lan"gi*al}, a.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm City, CA       Zip code(s): 92260    Palm City, FL (CDP, FIPS 54175)       Location: 27.16127 N, 80.26888 W       Population (1990): 3925 (1921 housing units)       Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 34990
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Coast, FL (CDP, FIPS 54200)       Location: 29.57115 N, 81.21410 W       Population (1990): 14287 (7522 housing units)       Area: 51.5 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32137
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Shores, FL (town, FIPS 54425)       Location: 28.18629 N, 80.65753 W       Population (1990): 210 (122 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Springs, CA (city, FIPS 55254)       Location: 33.77575 N, 116.52879 W       Population (1990): 40181 (30517 housing units)       Area: 198.3 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92262, 92264    Palm Springs, FL (village, FIPS 54450)       Location: 26.63777 N, 80.09532 W       Population (1990): 9763 (5431 housing units)       Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Springs North, FL (CDP, FIPS 54500)       Location: 25.93253 N, 80.33310 W       Population (1990): 5300 (1618 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palma Sola, FL       Zip code(s): 34209
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palmas, PR (comunidad, FIPS 58365)       Location: 17.98904 N, 66.02574 W       Population (1990): 2254 (901 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palms, MI       Zip code(s): 48465
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palomas, PR (comunidad, FIPS 58967)       Location: 18.23803 N, 66.25062 W       Population (1990): 1833 (545 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Palomas, PR (comunidad, FIPS 59053)       Location: 18.01542 N, 66.86873 W       Population (1990): 2393 (779 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pawling, NY (village, FIPS 56814)       Location: 41.56334 N, 73.59989 W       Population (1990): 1974 (810 housing units)       Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 12564
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plain City, OH (village, FIPS 63030)       Location: 40.10680 N, 83.26999 W       Population (1990): 2278 (926 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43064    Plain City, UT (city, FIPS 60710)       Location: 41.29888 N, 112.07513 W       Population (1990): 2722 (754 housing units)       Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plains, GA (city, FIPS 61628)       Location: 32.03309 N, 84.39466 W       Population (1990): 716 (245 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31780    Plains, KS       Zip code(s): 67869    Plains, MT (town, FIPS 58150)       Location: 47.46040 N, 114.88347 W       Population (1990): 992 (468 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 59859    Plains, PA (CDP, FIPS 61112)       Location: 41.27350 N, 75.85389 W       Population (1990): 4694 (1999 housing unitNo definitions found for "Plankalkül" s)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Plains, TX (town, FIPS 57968)       Location: 33.19015 N, 102.82709 W       Population (1990): 1422 (593 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79355
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plains City, KS (city, FIPS 56100)       Location: 37.26364 N, 100.58990 W       Population (1990): 957 (431 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plainsboro, NJ       Zip code(s): 08536
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plankinton, SD (city, FIPS 50020)       Location: 43.71567 N, 98.48414 W       Population (1990): 604 (306 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57368
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plum City, WI (village, FIPS 63600)       Location: 44.63297 N, 92.19179 W       Population (1990): 534 (222 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54761
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plum Grove, TX (city, FIPS 58448)       Location: 30.19853 N, 95.08737 W       Population (1990): 480 (188 housing units)       Area: 18.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plum Springs, KY (city, FIPS 61860)       Location: 37.02138 N, 86.38276 W       Population (1990): 361 (135 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 42101
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plumas County, CA (county, FIPS 63)       Location: 40.01079 N, 120.83414 W       Population (1990): 19739 (11942 housing units)       Area: 6614.8 sq km (land), 154.8 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
plain-ASCII /playn-as'kee/   Syn. {flat-ASCII}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
plingnet /pling'net/ n.   Syn. {UUCPNET}.   Also see    {{Commonwealth Hackish}}, which uses `pling' for {bang} (as in {bang    path}).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
plonk excl.,vt.   [Usenet: possibly influenced by British slang    `plonk' for cheap booze, or `plonker' for someone behaving stupidly    (latter is lit. equivalent to Yiddish `schmuck')] The sound a    {newbie} makes as he falls to the bottom of a {kill file}.   While it    originated in the {newsgroup} talk.bizarre, this term (usually    written "*plonk*") is now (1994) widespread on Usenet as a form of    public ridicule.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
plain ASCII          /playn-as'kee/ {flat ASCII}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PLANS          Programming Language for Allocation and Network Scheduling.   A       PL/I preprocessor, used for developing scheduling algorithms.       "A User's Guide to the Programming Language for Allocation and       Network Scheduling", H.R.   Ramsey et al, TR SAI-77-068-DEN,       Science Applications Inc (Jun 1977).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Play, Inc.          The company which designed and markets {Snappy Video       Snapshot}.          {Home (http://www.play.com)}.          (1997-07-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pleonasm          Redundancy of expression; tautology.          (1995-03-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pling          {exclamation mark}.          [Does anyone call {vertical bar} ("|", broken or unbroken)       "pling"?]          (1998-09-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
plingnet          {UUCPNET}.   See also {pling}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PLMK          please let me know.          (1999-09-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
plonk          (Possibly influenced by British slang       "plonk" for cheap booze, or "plonker" for someone behaving       stupidly; usually written "*plonk*") The sound a {newbie}       makes as he falls to the bottom of a {kill file}.   While this       term originated in the {Usenet} {newsgroup}       {news:talk.bizarre}, by 1994 it was widespread on Usenet and       mailing lists as a form of public ridicule.          Another theory is that it is an acronym for "Person with       Little Or No Knowledge".          (2002-01-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
polling          {poll}